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HE Uttlo folks- ot all tho
world do not keep Christmas
as the children of this coun
try do. in fact each land has Its own
peculiar ways, and our people, being
drawn orlelnallv from almost every
ollme havft introduced Into our cele
bration of the day a bit of the Christ
mas features .brought from mother
countries We have the Dutch Santa
Clau8, the German Christmas tree, the
English plum pudding and carols anu
our own peculiarly lavish gift mak
ing.
The boys and girls of far distant
countries are spending the day in such
different ways that it may prove of In
terest to vounr and old to hear some
thing of the distinctive Christmas customs.
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HE English Christmas is not
unlike ours, save that we do
not have their pretty cug-
nf "hrineine In the yule." In al
most every family In England the boya
and girls gather about tho burnlr.r.
loe on Christmas eve to sing caro
and tell Christmas legends. Often the
P sLJl S md of the hearts brimmed over L
tim the story of trie day
Of the echo of childish voices
That will not die away.
Of theblareof the tasseled bugle,
And die timeless clatter and oeat
Of the drum that throbs to muster
Squadrons of scampering feet.
ButAlet vour voice fall fainter.
nil, Dienr win a minor luntr,
You temper your sonduith tliebeauty
Of the pity Christ hath shown,
Andsincf one verse for the voiceless;
And yet, ere the song be done.
Averse for the ears that hear not.
And a verse for the sightless one.
For thoughit be time for singing
A merry Christmas lee,.
Let alow, sweet voice ofpathos
Run through the melody.
JAMES WHtTCOMD UllXY.
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"i-:. .i nftTrn ' ww. r2.nA Uxr Tnconhinft Vrc and I hiWrpn who llvn in the country as
Tlie teachers arid students of the the same grade won again witn tue An Engl!sn cnud would not feci it
, . i .r::j 12Jilineki lirinW c?ll ctohrlincT at the close l wns Christmas if there was not a bit
..-..h - v-v :-v., v-,vi - ' r . . -i.- -Tk.t nf mistletoe hancine In the hall, under
hearing ! nibst ..vMpapa 0fs?.Uie-,eoniesv.- ay a' Uhlch the unwary are kissed soundly: vcrv intccstinK to all the
Mondav bv Dr. Henry Louis Edna Rader, Josepiiine iira, .uwu uttie and eat the rtch and blazing 'nt n.l thtro wen
ImSreSent of. Davidson Col- Justice. Archie Clapp and Robert plum pudding, and all Join in the sing- fanners
mun,eswen ' rputt c:vfu fimrle. not ins of Christmas carola and church- q.nio a larjre number from different
lege. We aSKea auu au&woou piuryucw. j. , Krolne
Subsoiling Demonstration.
The sul-soilinj: tlcmocstraUon
ciyrn at uarucn vuy
sections of the county t ere during
tho day. Approximately 2i0 shots
of dynamito were put off, 178 be
ing to subsoil an acrear.d the other
in stump and tree-blowing.
1 thi acre- tlie
rpnn rpn for Slliav ID SCOUUl ? "J I IJJ a Li; 11 liuajr, . i cusiuui ui usueuut, w u. " I iuu auuounm,
stnHvreauired iwhich is not Eighth are to contest in Latin. mltoWit boles were pot down rod apart
, -. ;nAAnt rA ana dots aresbcu iu auuw "l""
lege, tie aSKea auu uuawctou rrAui;Jucw. o-w " going.
the entire satisfaction of everyone being satisfied with their effort, I
present tho following questions: has cftauengeu too rum
Whv are boys and girls required other match,
to attend school so long? Why are The Eighth and Ninth Grades
such studies as Latin and Algebra will have an old-fashioned spelling
r.WaA fnr stndv in school? Why match Friday, ana me oexemu auu custom
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HRISTMAS In Holland is the
gala day of the year for tht
children. They have a pretty
of usherinfc it in. Just al
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vised in after life? He compared
life's work to chopping wood, the
boy's brain to a dull axe, the hard
studies to a grindstone, and the
teacher to the operator of the erind-
tone. The illustration was very
-effective, and the address has al
ready borne fruit and will con
tinue to do so. "
The weather was very inclement
but quite an audience ; greeted the
Bunnell Concert Company last
Thursday night; ancl we feel safe
in saying: that no ;jone was disap
pointed; The music was excellent,
ar.fi. thp rfip.itations were very good,
especially those in the
Thft Third and Fourth Grades
had a rnntpst in arithmetic this
week in which;the Fourth Grade
came out victorious. Another con
test will be held, this ween. . t
The Fifth 'and Sixtti Grades were
matAhftfl Wmst ech other in spell
ing Tuesday; VThosereprese
the Fifth Grade, having Deen;
lected by competition were Mattie
Gladden, George Streetman, Lois
p. -cm : ori oi-4 Joseohme
Bird, Leon Justice, Jack Howard,
Kobert Mor phe w, Archie Olapp,
MarjorieWhite.
in? the Sixth Grade, having been
chosen in the samerwaV, were Kate
Huffman, PearLHoerv : Frances
Wood,KuthFinley,:Johnroieew
Guy
Charles Lanhridffe: Buth Burgin,
and Arthrif Pnfceet. CJn. tbl first
trial, theivicpr
ThocA contests serve as incentive
to study at a time when an incen
tive is needed.
Garden City School Notes.
On the evening of December
oonrl of 7:30 o'clock, the closing
exercises of the school will be
given, which is hoped to please
iUUao vyuu awv" -
and boys dressed in fancy costume. , f t
w l...,nV Virv ntmata In Inn f trV. I OJ lwu " " '
111 tX IK. 11 lUtUUgU UiV Dktvwa " awuo j-. w l - . .
cession, holding aloft a brilliantly the object being to go through the
lighted star, as they chant tne "Uiona
In Excelsls." The little girls clad in
white stand at the windows and bow
to the star aa it passes.
--- :n ufti cession, wuicu iuwvo .w-b- er.;inH rrr is cultivated, anu xni
iLl .Aa1 avorWSPS there Will 061 - octrr on1 nine- I SOllCQ BCrC IS CUIUHltu
tue auuuui va-w.-. , i 5ireei.s, ieu "3 v4av
hardpan and provide drainage for
tho acre in case of wet weather,
and tho holes broken to provide
water reservoirs to furnish moist
ure to tho plant in the dry season.
HE cblldrea of BeWum on UD eae. o . -
i i TTA rA rtQO1 riiK.CAI Art IC fT MPr lailJ IllUil !
in gay colors and form a pro-1 cultivated just as the other sub-
furnished string music by the Mr.
n:: nu l?nrt,. Al are m-
LJaVlo
vited to attend.
Wa tro attended the spelling
match at Greenlee. Keen or dull,
all seems to have stood in the same
line. - "Three to one" did you say i
Let us count a little. "Prophesy
or y 'Prophecy"? See Webster's
DictioharyFbr apply to Garden
City school for further informa-
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ing carols. Each child holds aiort cun- j same ainouui ui n . - .
er a Chrlstchlld in a manger or a cru- ijbis WUI be dono thai tne suusou-
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ing can be tested as to niani grown
clfix.
MERICAN mothers find one
day of Christmas merrymak
and yield tho very first year. This
demonstration was given by the
Jefferson Powder Company, which
U renrescnted by tho Price Hard
-ins ?,s' and is estimated
their cniiaren, now wauiu vukj .v - - , , .
live in Russia, where work is often by conservative men that the cosi
iisTended for a fortnight, while all the ftf RlihoUinir will be alwut 15.00
people keep holiday. T. n R.nmn and trco-blowiog
Even the poorest peasant has awe. ' . I"" . 7."
"Two to one" is the very it is harvest time for beggars, for demonstration as most iu.ir ty mtcrwung.
UOn. iWU lj vy -I m Vr TTTpfMr,r I. J A nnrlnJlVIlv that I t 1 W.len
best we can figure it in iavor ui v .. country distrlc
Greenlee,"saying-'nothinff 01 onr bors dress as animaJs. uiwbr uc"" thn sama Ume. creek ad shown whero hl -cccj-
Stermediate room spelling against as keeper march ttonh th land subsoill at "J1 foraeriy lived. -Ho jily
lnwrmwinw r . i . . - AtkA h- - band of hoys mak-lon,:- ;nct m interesting to tnof w. r .1 . u. ; .
Cclonel William M. Wilson' Pap '
Marion a Visit.
Col. Wm. M. Wilson, of Obion,
Tcnn., vi&itcd relatives in Marica
last week. It was his firit viut to
McDowell county. He ts a great
jtniwl son of Thomas Wilson, who
came from Ferrcir.au 2 h county,
Ireland, and settled near PWnat
Gardens in 17C9. Thom Wtlsoa
a brother-in-law of ColJoba
Carson, who came' from Ireland at
tho same time and settled in this
county. Colonel Wilson is a crasd
son of Huth Davidson, of Ilevolo-
tionary fame, and whom tradition
says, when a small girl, carried aa
important dispatch to Gen. r rancu
Marion at Ninety Six, S. C
Colonel Wilson is 84 year of
age, but he is as hale and hearty aa
most men at sixty. He bid attend-
cd the Itivcrs and Harbors Con
gress at Washington, whero bo
mide an address that was highly
complimented by the preas of thai
city. Ho has attended every ses
sion of this Congress and is the
oldest member of it- He lives ia
the Keel Foot Lake section of Ten
nessee and owns more than tea
thousand acres of the bottom of
the lake. There has been an end
less chain of litigation over tho
take property, and no end of trou
ble, and his account of it was in-
sTii i& room spelling against boya as keepers, march through the nana suosoueu ilrftL .Ho iustlr
;artment, and atreets Headed by a band of hoya mak- was just as interesting 10 wo - - ffiGtt bU-
ine umu , ov, . . iRg music wiin narsa buuu- f nresent as tho subsouicg , ff . 1,.- pv
- lv fW introduced at this rrv0.A nrocfisaionfl ico farmers prescufc uu country ho has ev
as tho subsoiliog r . Mntrv bas ever seen.
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Ho was given a reception by
w ' mmm j v iv nirn liii t i mm a -w - -
1?- i-y WmIq: and two small pieces of money. 1 A9C crountt , ti a Iwhich was largely attended by hit
Xne CJosius . i All over Scandinavia a ween i sivcu aemuuatmuwu - 1 rrlatives. and ail wno rofc mm
rrille school Will tate niace xuuio- to meixymakln&. Every one goes 10 en propCrty of mo uaruuu,
the hjgh rscnooiuep- r mu8lo with harah sound- " ; " nt
the new method introduced at this ents. These processions go farmers present
; - from door to door, pound until they ara of tho acre,
time. ;- .st;. y - ; ! r- ... - d all eiTen food and drink,
mt him
li latui ,
ww i i w i-i I mm mm wm a&a m. aaj w m j r M u w tm m ttt www iaiii',i a yrm m mm,m mm -w - w
dav'and Friday nights, the , 21st o'clock church on -deJlsc and experiments, will be Unty. He left .Saturday for
aay a .AXArrmcfrm. morning and in the .evening every , . , fo.nr S. (1. to vUlt .other rla-
ahd 22na. spicuum- - home in the land Is llluminaieo. xcej maao irum r ' . . Viu ' j -Vill KtdMi-'hU
u- : . - . , HnrusV . . ..t r, Mrh I . . .1 -;iJ lanrl nf thtl tirea. His f ricnas will tw urnKav-
ronSlSting OI ;reciLaii -r- nave wonaenui . DopO Uiai mo iuiu - T"- , " , . ,u-m mrriri
coubiaM& . . , 1 1 1 MMrpn danc and 1 T . j I ed to bavo him visit mem again.
drills, etc., has oeen prcpaa - ,
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- rlMcincr enter lamuACiiu ft.ti,.1or on Chrlatmaa and fv moacrn muvuuua ikm Now'-tr0 tim0 uj rcucw juar
ovofl nrtft ana 100a 10 . duw n'hft TTWnmp.nL win r 1 enriniJOEi- iai viu- j -
T - ". Jbv many with a great deal of in- vance and get a good pocket knuo
uiuoa vi 1 .". 1 or uait Ui ouv4 v-
pay a year in aa vance 10 jl ut- x xiv i i -
v)k Tfrif. send The Pbogbess to
some one for a kjut r
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